Securing a Plan for Ending the War in Afghanistan
Journal Article — 16 March 2021
“Securing a Plan for Ending the War in Afghanistan,” by David Cortright and Madhav Joshi, IPI Global Observatory, (16 March 2021).
“Securing a Plan for Ending the War in Afghanistan,” by David Cortright and Madhav Joshi, IPI Global Observatory, (16 March 2021).
“What We Can Learn from Global Policy About Preventing Domestic Extremism,” by David Cortright, Just Security, (2 March 2021).
“Where is UN Counterterrorism Headed 20 Years After 9/11?,” by Eric Rosand and Alistair Millar, IPI Global Observatory, (26 February 2021).
Our panel of experts discussed how the incoming Biden administration can refine and improve the role of sanctions and diplomacy to stem the spread of weapons of mass destruction, drawing on insights from our policy report, From Crisis to Opportunity: A Policy Playbook on Nonproliferation Sanctions.
This policy report traces the negative consequences of Washington’s misuse of sanctions under the Trump administration, argues for a recalibration of US nonproliferation policy, and articulates specific recommendations for the incoming Biden administration.
“Donald Trump used the art of the deal buster with the Iran debacle,” by Alistair Millar, George A. Lopez, and David Cortright, The Hill, (20 August 2020).
This study draws on lessons from 27 years of U.S. sanctions on Iran and research on what mix of carrots and sticks have resulted in past cases of denuclearization. It argues that the escalating crisis between Iran and the United States belongs on the bilateral summit table, not at the United Nations Security Council
“On Iran: Don’t Snap Back, Step Up,” by Alistair Millar in INFORUM No. 4, 18 August 2020.
“The Odd Couple at the Center of the U.N.’s Counterterrorism Growth,” by Eric Rosand and Alistair Millar, Just Security, (8 July 2020).
This independent report and its recommendations focus on ways to improve the development, coordination, delivery, and impact of UN efforts in countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism (PVE). In light of the changes to the threat environment and alterations made to the UN architecture, this report also looks at what can be done to ensure that the sixth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy can be used to assess more systematically the effectiveness of UN efforts to support Strategy implementation at headquarters, on the ground, and, importantly, between the two.
